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Todd Janzen

Todd Janzen is an attorney at Janzen Agricultural Law LLC (www.aglaw.us) in Indianapolis. Todd grew up on a Kansas grain and livestock farm and now practices law in the agriculture and technology fields. Todd is the past chair of the American Bar Association’s Agricultural Management Committee and authors a blog addressing legal issues facing agriculture: www.aglaw.us/JanzenAgLaw. Contact: janzen@aglaw.us.

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Should Your Farm Sign a Carbon Contract?

By Todd Janzen posted on May 5, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Soil Health

"To date, farmer uptake of these programs has been very slow, in spite of the promise to pay farmers for participation. I believe a lot of the reluctance stems from the uncertainty about these programs," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.

Updating the Model Ag Data Use Agreement

By Todd Janzen posted on February 2, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs, Precision Agriculture

"The coming wave of new platforms and products that focus on regenerative agriculture and use of artificial intelligence tools require that companies update their data collection policies," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.

Reflecting on 10 Years of Practicing Ag Law

By Todd Janzen posted on January 3, 2026 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

Ten years later, the dust has settled on the ag-tech boom, and yet we have not seen major disruption to ag supply chains. Instead, we have seen gradual evolution and improvement to long-standing models, made more efficient by digital tools and connectivity.

When AI Becomes a Drafter of Contracts

By Todd Janzen posted on November 27, 2025 | Posted in Agriculture Policy & Programs

"A farm lease drafted by AI with the basic terms like duration, rent, tenant use, etc., could reduce unknown obligations if questions arise years after the lease was signed," says Todd Janzen in his latest blog.

The Key Elements of a Soil Carbon Contract

By Todd Janzen posted on June 4, 2025 | Posted in Soil Health

What’s typically in these contracts? This post describes five of the most common elements to a soil carbon contract.

Is an AI-Drafted Contract Better Than No Contract?

By Todd Janzen posted on April 30, 2025 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

I recently asked Chat GPT: “Draft a lease for 80 acres of farmland in Marion County, Indiana at $250/acre for 1 year.” Chat GPT responded with 12 paragraph Farm Lease Agreement, which I have included below.

45Z Tax Credits Bring Ag Data Questions

By Todd Janzen posted on November 19, 2024

45Z brings a lot of promises to midwestern corn farmers, but it also brings a lot of unanswered questions about what ag data is necessary to verify compliance and how such data will be used.

New Concepts in the Updated Core Principles for Ag Data

By Todd Janzen posted on June 8, 2024 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

The updated Core Principles require companies to explain whether data is anonymized and whether a farmer can opt out of contributing to the anonymized and aggregated dataset.

Insets vs. Offsets on the Farm

By Todd Janzen posted on May 2, 2024

Two words frequently used when discussing reduction of the carbon footprint for agriculture are “insets” and “offsets.”

Five Questions to Ask Before Signing a Soil Carbon Contract

By Todd Janzen posted on October 12, 2023

There has been a lot of talk about soil carbon farming in the last few years. The USDA describes “soil carbon farming” as “the use of specific on-farm practices designed to take carbon out of the air and store it in soils and plant material.”

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